โฒ 783 โผ Public transit in Toronto, Canada ๐จ๐ฆ vs Chengdu, China ๐จ๐ณ (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 292 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children) One of the reasons they can build their future so quickly is because they were left in a unique position after WW2 to effectively destroy their past. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] gurnu@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (5 children) And they have slave labor. Oops, I guess that's something that shouldn't be said in a post pandering China permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [โ] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 8 points 1 year ago* I've been to urumqi, literally anyone can go there. Theres no slave labor, its normal industrial farms. Unless youre suggesting the guys driving the combine harvesters or running the factories are secretly enslaved. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) not a downvote either. guess you didn't say the magic word. Uyghurs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago If you're USian - you have vastly more domestic slaves (I think you call them prisoners in for-profit prisons) than Uyghur population. Maybe you should do something about it. If you're not USian, no rebuttal. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago The US hates China, hates muslims but pretend to care about those poor Chinese muslims. I wonder why? permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago all the big countries have slave labour by any other name, they all fucking suck permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago The only country I know taht has slave labor is the US and their barbaric Gulf states friend. But the poor Uyghurs!!!! BS propaganda permalink fedilink source parent [โ] ShouldIHaveFun@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's not like workers having to do 2 or 3 jobs in the US just to allow their family to survive are really "free workers". At least slaves in China seem to benefit the country. In the US, the slaves just benefit big corporations and their shareholders. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Don't compare struggling to make rent to the prisoners picking cotton by hand in Lousiana. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] ShouldIHaveFun@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* I was not doing any comparison, sorry of this sounded like it. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Jhex@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) I'm curious, tell me more about this (actual question, not being sarcastic) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago China was invaded by Japan before WW2. Look up the Rape of Nanking if you want specifics. Once WW2 ended China had a civil war. The CCP managed to win and Mao Zedong ascended to power. He led the Cultural Revolution which basically eliminated the old ways of China to pave the way, over the bodies of millions of people, for modern China. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] gurnu@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (5 children) And they have slave labor. Oops, I guess that's something that shouldn't be said in a post pandering China permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [โ] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 8 points 1 year ago* I've been to urumqi, literally anyone can go there. Theres no slave labor, its normal industrial farms. Unless youre suggesting the guys driving the combine harvesters or running the factories are secretly enslaved. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) not a downvote either. guess you didn't say the magic word. Uyghurs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago If you're USian - you have vastly more domestic slaves (I think you call them prisoners in for-profit prisons) than Uyghur population. Maybe you should do something about it. If you're not USian, no rebuttal. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago The US hates China, hates muslims but pretend to care about those poor Chinese muslims. I wonder why? permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago all the big countries have slave labour by any other name, they all fucking suck permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago The only country I know taht has slave labor is the US and their barbaric Gulf states friend. But the poor Uyghurs!!!! BS propaganda permalink fedilink source parent [โ] ShouldIHaveFun@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's not like workers having to do 2 or 3 jobs in the US just to allow their family to survive are really "free workers". At least slaves in China seem to benefit the country. In the US, the slaves just benefit big corporations and their shareholders. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Don't compare struggling to make rent to the prisoners picking cotton by hand in Lousiana. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] ShouldIHaveFun@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* I was not doing any comparison, sorry of this sounded like it. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 8 points 1 year ago* I've been to urumqi, literally anyone can go there. Theres no slave labor, its normal industrial farms. Unless youre suggesting the guys driving the combine harvesters or running the factories are secretly enslaved. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) not a downvote either. guess you didn't say the magic word. Uyghurs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago If you're USian - you have vastly more domestic slaves (I think you call them prisoners in for-profit prisons) than Uyghur population. Maybe you should do something about it. If you're not USian, no rebuttal. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago The US hates China, hates muslims but pretend to care about those poor Chinese muslims. I wonder why? permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago If you're USian - you have vastly more domestic slaves (I think you call them prisoners in for-profit prisons) than Uyghur population. Maybe you should do something about it. If you're not USian, no rebuttal. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago The US hates China, hates muslims but pretend to care about those poor Chinese muslims. I wonder why? permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago all the big countries have slave labour by any other name, they all fucking suck permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago The only country I know taht has slave labor is the US and their barbaric Gulf states friend. But the poor Uyghurs!!!! BS propaganda permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] ShouldIHaveFun@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's not like workers having to do 2 or 3 jobs in the US just to allow their family to survive are really "free workers". At least slaves in China seem to benefit the country. In the US, the slaves just benefit big corporations and their shareholders. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Don't compare struggling to make rent to the prisoners picking cotton by hand in Lousiana. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] ShouldIHaveFun@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* I was not doing any comparison, sorry of this sounded like it. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Don't compare struggling to make rent to the prisoners picking cotton by hand in Lousiana. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] ShouldIHaveFun@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* I was not doing any comparison, sorry of this sounded like it. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] ShouldIHaveFun@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* I was not doing any comparison, sorry of this sounded like it. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Jhex@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) I'm curious, tell me more about this (actual question, not being sarcastic) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago China was invaded by Japan before WW2. Look up the Rape of Nanking if you want specifics. Once WW2 ended China had a civil war. The CCP managed to win and Mao Zedong ascended to power. He led the Cultural Revolution which basically eliminated the old ways of China to pave the way, over the bodies of millions of people, for modern China. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago China was invaded by Japan before WW2. Look up the Rape of Nanking if you want specifics. Once WW2 ended China had a civil war. The CCP managed to win and Mao Zedong ascended to power. He led the Cultural Revolution which basically eliminated the old ways of China to pave the way, over the bodies of millions of people, for modern China. permalink fedilink source parent
